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'Bavarian' can either

★ when used as an adjective, refer to the German state of 'Bavaria'; or

★ refer to the 'Bavarian or Austro-Bavarian language', a group of closely related dialects spoken in parts of Bavaria, most of Austria and the Alto Adige/Südtirol.

★ Bavarian cream - a custard sauce.
In German, the two usages are distinguished orthographically, with '''bay(e)risch''' referring to the state and '''Bairisch''' referring to the language.
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''Note to Wikipedia editors: It is recommended that links are set directly either to Bavaria or Austro-Bavarian in order to avoid confusion.''